State CME Requirements

Learn more about specific state CME requirements and browse the many online CME opportunities we offer to help you meet those requirements.

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4 Min Read

In contracting, private practices can find strength in numbers

Learn how your practice can more effectively negotiate by forming or joining a physician organization, also called an independent physician association.

Private Practices
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
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Senators sound alarm on need to stop Medicare physician pay cuts

46 senators call on Senate leaders for bipartisan work to protect access to care. Learn how the AMA is leading the charge to reform Medicare pay.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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8 Min Read

Q&A: Communications effort yields better, faster patient visits

Check what the patient already knows. Show empathy. It can make for more efficient visits. That’s what University of Iowa Health has experienced.

Sustainability
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What it takes for medical students to identify as systems thinkers

Today’s physicians need more than medical knowledge. Learn with the AMA how to inspire them to think and practice at the system level.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Stephen Devries, MD
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Q&A: He helps doctors improve their nutrition knowledge—and act on it

Patients often ask their doctors about nutrition. But some physicians may not know what to say. AMA member Stephen Devries, MD, is changing that.

Prevention & Wellness
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Lack of access to evidence-based mental health care poses grave threat

We must improve our nation’s response to meet the expanded need for mental and behavioral health care demonstrated by patients of all ages.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Influenza, COVID & RSV cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the rise in Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV cases.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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Influenza, COVID & RSV cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the rise in Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV cases.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Why medical schools may need to pivot on admissions approach

The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in two cases that could alter how medical schools work to diversify the physician workforce.

Judicial Advocacy